When Mathew Perry Revealed All: Seven Major Revelations In His Book 'Friends, Lovers, and the Enormous Tragedy: A Memoir.'

In November of 2022, Matthew Perry, renowned for portraying Chandler Bing in the popular TV series "FRIENDS," released a compelling memoir titled 'Friends, Lovers, and the Enormous Tragedy: A Memoir.'

Mathew Perry's Revelations In His Memoir

Matthew Perry, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 54, had presented an intimate and humorous glimpse into the inner workings of the iconic sitcom 'FRIENDS' and his personal battles with addiction in his candid and enlightening memoir. In its pages, numerous eye-opening revelations are unveiled. Here are some of them. (Image Source: Getty)

In 2019, Matthew Perry faced a near death experience as his colon ruptured due to the misuse of opioids. This critical health crisis forced him into a perilous situation, necessitating an extensive seven-hour emergency surgery. The aftermath of this operation left him in a coma for a daunting two weeks and required him to remain hospitalized for a grueling five-month duration. As part of his recovery process, he had to rely on a colostomy bag for nine months, followed by 14 surgeries. (Image Source: Getty)

Perry started drinking at the age of 14. In his memoir, he wrote that his alcoholism began to get worse in high school when he started acting. "Acting was another one of my drugs," he had written. "And it didn't do the damage that alcohol was already starting to do. In fact, it was getting harder and harder to wake up after a night of drinking." (Image Source: Getty)

He also revealed to have spent millons to be sobre mentioning that he spent upwards of $7 million to achieve sobriety, involving 15 rehab stints. (Image Source: Getty)

In his memoir, Perry also discussed many of his high-profile relationships, including his romance with Tricia Leigh Fisher, the half-sister of the late Carrie Fisher, when he was 18. He opened up about how their relationship deepened, revealing that he lost his virginity to her. (Image Source: Getty)

Interestingly, he also revealed that Season 9 of 'FRIENDS' was the only season he filmed while completely sobre. He said that he believed to have concealed his addiction from his co-stars until Jennifer Aniston approached him, noting the smell of alcohol on him. This pushed him to be sobre on set and later reside in a detox center, especially during the most pivotal moment of the show that is filming Monica and Chandler's wedding. (Image Source: Getty)

In addition to sharing details about his time on 'FRIENDS', Perry also recalled working with Bruce Willis in the 2000 film 'The Whole Nine Yards'. The film ended up becoming a major hit, which incidentally led to Willis' guest appearance on 'FRIENDS'. (Image Source: Getty)

Perry also disclosed that he once got set up with Cameron Diaz following her split from Justin Timberlake. During the dinner party she happend to have "got almost instantly stoned" and ended up accidentally punching him in the face when he said something witty. (Image Source: Getty)